Punch.



M. A. MCLANE.

PUNCH.

APPLICATION FILED MAY7.1913.

1,155,590. Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

M. A. McLANE.

PUNCH.

APPLICATRON FILED MAY 7. 1913.

1,155,590. Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

COLUMBIA PLANQQRAPH co.,wAsunm'mN. D. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MILTON A. McLANE, OF MIDDLETOWN, OHIO.

PUNCH.

Application filed May 7, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MILTON A. McLANn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Middletown, in the county of Butlerand State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Punches, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to punches of the character of ticket punches, and it is the object of my invention to provide a punch of the character stated with means for preventing retractive movement between the cooperating punch parts,- after initiation of the punching movement and prior to the normal retractive movement thereof; further, to provide a punch of the character stated with a novel punching-receiving receptacle into which the punchings made by the punch are discharged; further, to provide said receptacle with novel locking means for preventing unauthorized removing of punchings; further, to provide said locking means with protective registering means; further, to provide means whereby the diameter of the punching is larger than the diameter of the aperture of the apertured die of the cooperating dies; and, further, to provide means whereby a cutting edge of peculiar form is imparted to the punchings for detecting unauthorized punchings in the re ceptacle; and the invention will be further readily understood from the following description and claims, and from the drawing, in which latter:

a Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved device. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a bottom view of my improved device. Fig. 4 is a head end elevation of the same. Fig. 5 is a rear end elevation of the same. Fig. 6 is a central longitudinal section of my improved device, taken on the line 66 of Fig. 2, and showing the levers partly in side elevation, with the cover for theratchet-mechanism removed, the registering counter being in side elevation and partly broken away. Fig. 7 is a cross-section of my improved device taken on a line corresponding to the irregular line 77 of Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a cross-section of my improved device taken on a line corresponding to the line 88 of Fig. 6. Fig. 9 is a cross-section of my improved device taken on a line corresponding to the irregular line 9-9 of Fig. 6. Fig. 10 is a perspective View of the locking plug for the punch- Patented Oct. 5, 1

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ing casing. Fig. 11 is an end perspective vlew of the registering counter, showing its releasable connection with the closing plug. Fig. 12 is an enlarged cross-sectional detail showing the cooperating action of the punching dies on the ticket. Fig. 13 is a plan view on an exemplified ticket. Fig. 14 is a plan view of one of he punchings; and, Fig. 15 is a vertical cross-section of the same on the line l515 of Fig. 14.

21 and 22 represent the cooperating punch members, being shown as cotiperating punchlevers, respectively having thereon the cooperating punching dies 23, 24, of which 23 is shown as the apertured die and 24 as the cooperating die received therein. The punch-levers are pivoted together by a pin 25 located in outer bearings 26 in the lever 21 and in an inner bearin 27 in the lever 22.

A spring 28 between the levers causes normal retraction of the dies. Approach between the dies causes the punching to be accomplished and retraction of the dies causes the dies to be placed into initial position, ready for a succeeding punching. The approaching movement is a cooperating movement between the dies and the retracting movement is another cooperating movement between the dies. In order to cause completion of said movements upon initiation of approaching movement between the dies, I provide a ratchet-wheel 31, which is journaled on a stud 32 having a bearing 83 in a housing 34, shown as on the lever 22. A pawl 35 cooperates with the teeth of the ratchet-wheel. The pawl has bearing on a pin 36 in the housing, a spring 37 causing normal approach between the pawl and ratchet-wheel. The teeth may, if desired, extend only part way around the ratchet-wheel. A link 38 is articulated at 39 with the lever 21 and on a crank-pin 40 with the ratchet-wheel, and is constructed and arranged so that the crank-pin 4:0 is at one side of a right line drawn between the articulation 39 and the center of the stud 32, when said cooperating dies are in fully retracted positions, for insuring that the rotation of said ratchetwheel is in a given direction at each punching movement of the punch. The crank-pin 40 is shown at the side of said right line toward the pivot between the cooperating punch-levers. Then the levers are pressed toward each other, the inner end of the link 38 strikes the tail end 30 of the spring 37 for initiating return or separating movement of the levers by the pressure exerted upon said link by said spring.

A cap 41 closes the recess 42 in the housing 34. The ratchetwheel, pawl, and the end of the link connected with said ratchetwheel are located in said recess, the said link being received through a slot 43 in said housing. The cap is suitably secured to said housing for inclosing the parts in said housing to prevent tampering with the same.

The apertured punching die is mounted on the lever 21. A receptacle 44 for the punchings is provided. on said lever, being shown as a bore 45 in an enlargement 46 of said lever. A passage 47 communicates with the receptacle and the apertured punching die, this passage converging toward said punching die. The apertured punching die is provided with a cutting edge 48. The cooperating punching die is on the lever 22, and is provided with a cutting edge 49, which cooperates with the cutting edge 48. (See Fig. There is a boss 50 on the cooperating punching die, which protrudes beyond the cutting edge 49 thereon and is surrounded by said cutting edge and is arranged to contact the sheet being punched, exemplified by the ticket 51, in advance of the cooperating action between said cutting edges of said punching dies, so as to cause a bulge, represented by the bulge 52, in said ticket, within the cutting edge of the apertured punching die, and thereby causing a larger punching, exemplified by the punching 53, to be punched from the ticket 51 than the area within the plane of the cutting edge 48. This deflection of the part of the sheet within the compass of the apertured punching die has the further peculiarity of causing an irregular edge 54 to be punched by the punching dies, this cut edge further being out of true perpendicular to the plane of the face of the punching. This manner of punching further has the advantage that as soon as the punching is severed, it spreads in the plane of its face which prevents withdrawal of the punching backwardly through the aperture of the apertured punching die, the diverging walls of the passage 47 further forcing said punching toward the receptacle 44.

The ticket 51 to be punched is received in a slot 55 in the member 21, the walls of which preferably extend outwardly as shown by the lips 56, 57. (See Fig. 9). The punch-arm 58 of the lever 22 is located in a cavity 59 of the lever 21, (see Fig. 6), the upper end of this cavity being closed by a preferably non-opaque sheet 60, for instance of celluloid or glass, held in place by a frame 61 rigidly secured to the lever 21, as by screws 62 which are screwed in place and have their slotted ends ground away for preventing removal of the screws.-

This non-opaque sheet exposes the divisions of the ticket to be punched.

66 is a registering counter of suitable construction, and rigidly secured at one end of the receptacle 44, the wall 67 of the registering counter being shown received in the bore 45, wherein it is rigidly secured as by being soldered. The registering counter is of suitable or usual construction, and is shown as embracing the adding wheels 68*, 68, 68, 68, 68 having the digits from naught to nine arranged around their peripheries in the usual way, the wheels having suitable actuating means therebetween for advancing the respective wheels in the usual manner, for instance causing ten movements of each wheel for each movement of the next advancing wheel, these advancing mechanisms not being shown because well known. An opening 69 in the Wall of the bore exposes digits on the peripheries of the wheels of the counter, this opening being securely closed by a sheet 70 for instance of glass in the casing of the counter, to prevent tampering with the registering counter. A head 71 is arranged to close the head-end of the bore and thereby form the receptacle 44 between said head and the registering counter. This head or closure is shown in the form of a plug, which has registering connection with the registering counter, arranged for registering upon the counter the number of times which said plug has been connected with the receptacle, shown accomplished by a stem 72 extending from said plug and having releasable connection with the registering counter, this releasable connection being formed by the end 7 3 of the stem, formed of a polygonal cross-section, received in a correspondingly formed socket 74 connecting with the wheel 68 of the registering counter, for communicating the actuations of said stem to said counter. The plug is provided with a curved slot 7 5 at its periphery which cooperates with a pin 76 in the wall of the bore for causing a turning of the plug when the same is inserted in to the bore, the turning effect of the plug upon the counter being one-tenth of the circumference of the wheel 68, for advancing said wheel one digit, indicating one insertion of said plug. A look, in the form of a seal 7 7, is received through apertures 78, 79, respectively in the plug and in the wall of the bore, for sealing said plug in said bore and preventing tampering therewith.

The ticket to be punched may take the form of any usual ticket of single, duplicate or triplicate or other form, and is exemplified as a ticket about the edge of which suitable divisions are placed representing values of different denominations.

The punch is applicable for use by conductors of railway trains, Pullman cars, traction cars and collectors of various kinds.

The user of the punch will punch the denomination. or denominations of values WlllCll he receives from the payer, punching these denominations out of the slip or ticket to be delivered to the payer. The punching, with the denominations of value thereon, representing the total of the amount paid, drop into the receptacle at by reason of the punching operation. The respective punchings, one of which is exemplified at 80, have the respective denominations of value thereon. The denominations for less than a dollar, represented for instance by the divisions 81, may be distinguished from the divisions of more than a dollar 82, or other designation of value, in a distinguishing manner, as for instance, by depicting the one in diiferent color than the other, or printing the one with open-face figures and the other with closed-face figures.

The construction and arrangement of the pun h prevents tampering by the operator with the punch, either during the punching operation or after the punching has been initiated or performed. The punch with the punchings therein is delivered by the collector or user of the punch to a designated ofiicial, who unlocks the receptacle and removes and counts the values on the punchings therein, the total value shown by these punchings showing the aggregate amount which the user of the punch must account for in settlement of his collections. The form of the punchings, occasioned by the boss 50, prevents the substitution of punchings of other punches for punchings in the receptacle, as such substitution can readily be perceived owing to the form of cut edge imparted to the punchings by my improved punch. My improved punch further permits' large punchings to be punched to permit ready counting of the same. My improved device has the further safety feature that by reason of the boss 50 flexing the ticket being punched into the plane of the cutting edge of the apertured die, combined with the non-return device between the punching levers, a withdrawal of the ticket is prevented, when the punching operation has been once initiated, until the punching operation has been completed and.

said members against retractive movement during the normal approaching movement between said cooperating punching dies.

2. In a punch of the character described, the combination of cooperating members respectively having the cooperating punching dies thereon, said dies comprising an apertured die, one of said cooperating members having a cavity therein communicating with said apertured die for receiving the punchings from said cooperating punching dies, and a registering closure closing said cavity.

3. In a punch of the character described, the combination of a pair of cooperating punch-members, cooperating punching dies mounted on said respective members, said cooperating punching dies comprising an apertured die and a die received therein. a

punching-receptacle having connection with said apertured die, a registering closure closing said receptacle, and a lock for said closure.

4. In a. punch of the character described, the combination of a pair of cooperating punch levers, cooperating punching dies comprising an apertured die and a cooperating die received therein mounted on said respective members, said member having said apertured die thereon provided with a punching cavity, a counting register for said cavity, and a locking closure for said cavity having connection with said counting register.

In a punch of the character described, the combination of cooperating punch-members, punching dies comprising an apertured die and a cooperating die received therein, said punching dies mounted on said respective members, said member having said apertured die thereon provided with a punching-receiving cavity, a counting register on said last-named member at one end of said cavity, and a closure for the other end of said cavity, there being areleasable stemconnection in said cavity between said closure and said counting register.

6. In a punch of the character described, the combination of cooperating punch-members, cooperating punching dies thereon, said dies comprising an apertured die and a mating die, said dies having coacting cutting-er ges arranged for substantially simulta neous cutting action throughout the extent of said cutting-edges, said mating die provided with an extension having a rounded outer end, said mating die further provided with a recess surrounding said extension between said extension and the cutting-edge of said mating die, said extension arranged to pass the cutting-edge of said apertured die prior to cooperative positions between said cutting-edges during the cutting movement of said dies for irregularly bulging the punching being punched, a receptacle at said apertured die for the punchings, and a di verging passage between said cutting-edge of said apertured die and said receptacle whei'eby said irregularly bulged punching is reflexed in said diverging passage for receptacle at the other side of said slot, 21

punch-arm operating in said punch-arm inclosure, and a registering lock for closing said punching-receiving receptacle.

mauve 9. In a punch of the character described, the combination of cooperating punch-memhers, cooperating punching dies thereon comprising an apertured die, one of said members provided with a punching-receiving receptacle having a passage communicating with the aperture of said apertured die, a registering counter for said receptacle, and closing means for said receptacle, and releasable correlated connecting means between said closing means and said receptacle and registering counter, said connecting means between said closing means and registering counter brought into coacting relation by the operation of said closing means between said closing means and receptacle.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MILTON A. MGLANE.

\Vitnesses;

Enw. H T'rE soHIDn, COLEMAN AVERY.

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